Testament of Youth

1979TV Mini Series⏱️ 4h 35m

DramaRomanceWar

⭐ 8.5

IMDB Rating

176 votes

Vera Brittain's world falls to pieces around her as, one by one, the young men of her circle are caught up in the Great War.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Cheryl Campbell, Emrys James, Jane Wenham

Release Date

November 30, 1980

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

🏆 6

Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 3

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Cheryl Campbell

as Vera Brittain

Emrys James

as Mr. Brittain

Jane Wenham

as Mrs. Brittain

Peter Woodward

as Roland Leighton

Rupert Frazer

as Edward Brittain

Rosalie Crutchley

as Miss Penrose

Gary Watson

as Poetry Spoken By

Michael Troughton

as Victor Richardson

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Geoffrey Burridge

as Geoffrey

Frances Tomelty

as Sister Hope Milroy

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

Malta

Production

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

tv mini seriesworld war one

🎯 Categories

DramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

One of the great British history/biography-based miniseries from the golden age

by angelofvic • 2020-07-17

10/10

"Between approximately 1974 and 1983 (or 1987), Britain produced a number of impeccable, superb history-based or biographical miniseries. This is one of them. Based on Vera Brittain's memoir of the same title, it follows her life from 1913 to 1925. It covers her young ambitions under the stifling control of her provincial parents; the war years of struggle, maturation, and loss; and her life and ambitions and successes after the war. Cheryl Campbell is outstanding as Vera. If you have enjoyed the other outstanding history or biographical British miniseries produced during this golden ag..."